Aberdeen

Boston, MA

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Aberdeen - Boston, MA Area Guide

Incredible homes and an active community just outside Boston

Architecture Historic Active Community

Aberdeen is a charming neighborhood which lies just outside of Cleveland Circle and only six miles outside Downtown Boston. This 19th century development contains some of the finest turn-of-the-century architecture in the Boston, as well as more contemporary apartment rentals. Chestnut Hill Avenue and Washington Street offer up a diverse selection of locally owned cafes and national chain restaurants. There’s a number of small parks just west of the neighborhood near the Brighton campus of Boston College. Proximity to the college also makes Aberdeen a great option for faculty and students who want to be close to classes.

Aberdeen houses some incredible architecture, including Medieval Revival, Queen Anne, Shingle, and Colonial Revival homes. The neighborhood’s active community along with the Boston Landmarks Commission and the Brighton-Allston Historical Society work to preserve this important architecture and the history of this charming area.

Getting Around

Exceptionally Walkable

Walkability

90 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

70 / 100

Somewhat Drivable

Drivability

30 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Exceptional Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

90 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere

Vibrancy

60 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Fairly Noisy

Quiet Score

70 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Chestnut Hill Reservation
  • Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
  • John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
  • Hammond Pond Reservation
  • Coit Observatory

Airports

  • General Edward Lawrence Logan International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.